American Flamingo

American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
80–90
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
70–80%
2 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
60–70%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
60–70%
4 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
30–40%
5 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
20–30%
6 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
7 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
8 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
12 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Flamingo in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 68% of visitor-days record a American Flamingo sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 649 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Flamingo in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for American Flamingo in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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